Bamboo
Bamboo is a settlement in The Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. Its population as of a 1991 census was 3,732 inhabitants. The Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre of the Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica is located in Bamboo.- Type: Village with 4,260 residents
- Description: settlement in Jamaica
- Also known as: “Bamboo, Jamaica” and “Excellent Town”
- Historically known as: “Little Kent”
Bamboo
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Bamboo, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.39118° or 18° 23′ 28″ north
Longitude
-77.26637° or 77° 15′ 59″ west
Population
4,260
Elevation
628 metres (2,060 feet)
Open location code
77C49PRM+FF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bamboo” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bamboo”
- Dutch: “Bamboo”
- German: “Bamboo”
- Polish: “Bamboo”
- Swedish: “Bamboo”
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